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Solomon Partners is a leading investment bank that specializes in providing advisory services in sectors such as consumer retail, tech, media, and health care. Its client list includes Under Armour, SoulCycle, SiriusXM, Brooks Brothers, and Netflix. Solomon Partners has a culture that’s accepting of all groups of people, and the firm’s management encourages civic engagement and charitable donations, and promotes an open discussion of social challenges.
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Solomon Partners is ideally looking for sharp, gritty, organized, detail-oriented, persistent, hungry go-getters with strong analytical and interpersonal skills. The firm runs a very rewarding internship program for students, offering interns access to great training and valuable mentors, and significant hands-on experience and exposure to live deals. Solomon Partners also invests heavily in the career development of its full-time junior bankers, offering many opportunities to rise within the firm, formal and informal mentorship opportunities, high levels of exposure to senior leadership (including the CEO), and tons of transaction experience and client interaction opportunities.
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About the Company
Founded in 1989 Solomon Partners is a financial advisory firm and one of the first independent investment banks. It offers a global reach through its partnership with Natixis, the international corporate, investment, insurance, and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France and one of the 20 largest banks in the world measured by total assets.
The partnership enables Solomon Partners to provide its clients with global advisory services and proprietary access to financing capabilities throughout Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and the Americas. Today, the firm’s upper management includes Peter J. Solomon, the firm’s founder and chairman; Marc S. Cooper, CEO; Kenneth D. Baronoff, vice chairman; and Tammy Sheffer, chief operating officer.
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Employee Reviews
“Senior Leadership is extremely understanding of work/life balance and are constantly checking in to ensure everyone is in good spirits. They do a phenomenal job of caring about employees.”
“The best aspect is simply the focus that senior bankers put on promoting a good quality of life. One of our first training sessions was focused on maintaining physical and mental health in the job while also setting a clear expectation for senior bankers to promote a strong quality of life. Senior bankers are always willing to put in the hours alongside junior bankers to ensure work gets done as efficiently and effectively as possible, helping to minimize long hours as much as possible.”
“Strong work/life balance with minimal weekend work and generally early end times, with limited exceptions. Flexible vacation policy that you can actually use. Seniors respect your time and personal life.”
“We work with an impressive list of clients relative to our size and work on high quality transactions. Deal teams tend to be lean, giving folks the opportunity to take on significant responsibility and ownership of work. That said, hours can be tough, working weekends and holidays.”
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“Well organized recruiting effort. Multiple full-time individuals dedicated to screening and hiring. Looking for proactive and independently motivated individuals to join a small and growing practice.”
“The firm is communicative and timely in all interview and callbacks. The ideal candidate is both a cultural fit and capable to do the job. We hire respectful people who are enjoyable to work with and possess great analytical and interpersonal skills.”
“I was treated with respect throughout the process. Ideal candidate seems to be somebody who is sharp, detail-oriented, and willing to take ownership over what they do.”
“Call with HR, first-round interview, two-hour Superday. Looking for someone who embodies the culture and is willing to work hard. Looking for analytical, organized, persistent, hungry go-getters with grit.”
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